US10285764B2 - Limited movement of a surgical mounting platform controlled by manual motion of robotic arms - Google Patents

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US10285764B2 US15/118,305 US201515118305A US10285764B2 US 10285764 B2 US10285764 B2 US 10285764B2 US 201515118305 A US201515118305 A US 201515118305A US 10285764 B2 US10285764 B2 US 10285764B2
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  • Minimally invasive medical techniques are intended to reduce the amount of extraneous tissue that is damaged during diagnostic or surgical procedures, thereby reducing patient recovery time, discomfort, and deleterious side effects.
  • One effect of minimally invasive surgery for example, is reduced post-operative hospital recovery times. Because the average hospital stay for a standard surgery is typically significantly longer than the average stay for an analogous minimally invasive surgery, increased use of minimally invasive techniques could save millions of dollars in hospital costs each year. While many of the surgeries performed each year in the United States could potentially be performed in a minimally invasive manner, only a portion of the current surgeries use these advantageous techniques due to limitations in minimally invasive surgical instruments and the additional surgical training involved in mastering them.
  • Minimally invasive robotic surgical or telesurgical systems have been developed to increase a surgeon's dexterity and avoid some of the limitations on traditional minimally invasive techniques.
  • Teleoperated medical devices such as surgical systems, are sometimes called robotic surgical systems because they incorporate robot technology.
  • the surgeon uses some form of remote control (e.g., a servomechanism or the like) to manipulate surgical instrument movements, rather than directly holding and moving the instruments by hand.
  • the surgeon can be provided with an image of the surgical site at a surgical workstation. While viewing a two or three dimensional image of the surgical site on a display, the surgeon performs the surgical procedures on the patient by manipulating master control devices, which in turn control motion of the servo-mechanically operated instruments.
  • the servomechanism used for telesurgery will often accept input from two master controllers (one for each of the surgeon's hands) and may include two or more robotic arms on each of which a surgical instrument is mounted. Operative communication between master controllers and associated robotic arm and instrument assemblies is typically achieved through a control system.
  • the control system typically includes at least one processor that relays input commands from the master controllers to the associated robotic arm and instrument assemblies and back from the instrument and arm assemblies to the associated master controllers in the case of, for example, force feedback or the like.
  • One example of a robotic surgical system is the DA VINCI® system commercialized by from Intuitive Surgical, Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif.
  • the driven linkage or “slave” is often called a robotic surgical manipulator, and exemplary linkage arrangements for use as a robotic surgical manipulator during minimally invasive robotic surgery are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,594,912; 6,758,843; 6,246,200; and 5,800,423; the full disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • These linkages often make use of a parallelogram arrangement to hold an instrument having a shaft.
  • Such a manipulator structure can constrain movement of the instrument so that the instrument pivots about a remote center of manipulation positioned in space along the length of the rigid shaft.
  • an end effector of the surgical instrument can be positioned safely by moving the proximal end of the shaft using the manipulator linkage without imposing potentially dangerous forces against the abdominal wall.
  • Alternative manipulator structures are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,763,015; 6,702,805; 6,676,669; 5,855,583; 5,808,665; 5,445,166; and 5,184,601; the full disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • a variety of structural arrangements can also be used to support and position the robotic surgical manipulator and the surgical instrument at the surgical site during robotic surgery.
  • Supporting linkage mechanisms e.g., serial kinematic chains of two or more individual links, connected by moveable joints, and the like), sometimes referred to as set-up joints, or set-up joint arms, are often used to position and align each manipulator with the respective incision point in a patient's body.
  • a single linkage may include two or more individual component mechanical joints (or an infinite number, in the case of a continuously flexible structure), but as a whole would be considered a single joint with two or more degrees of freedom corresponding to the individual component joints.
  • the supporting linkage mechanism facilitates the alignment of a surgical manipulator with a desired surgical incision point and targeted anatomy. Exemplary supporting linkage mechanisms are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,246,200 and 6,788,018, the full disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the present invention generally provides improved robotic and/or surgical devices, systems, and methods.
  • Kinematic linkage structures and associated control systems described herein are particularly beneficial in helping system users to arrange the robotic structure in preparation for use, including in preparation for a surgical procedure on a particular patient.
  • Exemplary robotic surgical systems described herein may have one or more kinematic linkage sub-systems that are configured to help align a manipulator structure with the surgical work site.
  • the joints of these set-up systems may be actively driven, passive (so that they are manually articulated and then locked into the desired configuration while the manipulator is used therapeutically), or a mix of both.
  • Embodiments of the robotic systems described herein may employ a set-up mode in which one or more joints are actively driven in response to manual articulation of one or more other joints of the kinematic chain.
  • the actively driven joints will move a platform structure that supports multiple manipulators in response to manual movement of one of those manipulators, facilitating and expediting the arrangement of the overall system by moving those multiple manipulators as a unit into an initial orientational and/or positional alignment with the workspace.
  • Input of the manipulator movement and independent positioning of one, some or all of the manipulators supported by the platform can optionally be provided through a passive set-up joint systems supporting one, some, or all of the manipulators relative to the platform.
  • manual movement of a set-up joint linkage disposed between a manipulator and the platform can result in a movement of the platform, with the platform (and the other manipulators supported thereby) following manual movement of the manipulator with a movement analogous to leading a horse by the nose.
  • a method for preparing for robotic surgery includes sensing an input displacement of a first link of a first robotic manipulator from an initial position to a displaced position relative to an orienting platform, calculating a movement of a set-up structure linkage in response to the input displacement so that the first link of the first manipulator returns toward the initial position, and driving the set-up structure linkage per the calculated movement.
  • the input displacement may result from a manual articulation of the set-up joint linkage supporting the first manipulator so that the first link moves toward a desired alignment with a surgical site.
  • the set-up structure linkage may support the orienting platform and the orienting platform may support the first manipulator via the set-up joint linkage and a second manipulator.
  • the method can include maintaining a fixed pose of the first manipulator during the input displacement so that the first manipulator moves as a substantially solid body.
  • the set-up structure may be driven while a user manually moves the first link toward the desired alignment with the surgical site.
  • the first link may have a preferred positional relationship relative to the orienting platform prior to the manual movement.
  • the calculated movement of the set-up structure linkage may then move the orienting platform so as to return toward the preferred positional relationship during the manual movement.
  • the preferred positional relationship may be used to help maintain a desired range of motion of the first manipulator relative to the orienting platform.
  • the movement of the set-up structure linkage may be calculated using a velocity of the first link relative to the orienting platform during the input displacement.
  • the driving of the set-up structure linkage may diminish this velocity.
  • the method may further include reducing the velocity of the first link relative to the orienting platform by a saturation threshold when the velocity exceeds the saturation threshold.
  • the calculated movement may resiliently urge the set-up structure away from a configuration when the velocity of the first link relative to the orienting platform moves the set-up structure toward an undesirable motion-limiting configuration.
  • the driving of the setup structure may occur in a platform movement mode. The mode may be entered when the set-up linkage structure approaches or reaches an undesirable motion-limiting configuration.
  • the method for preparing for robotic surgery may include instrument holders coupled to each of the manipulators.
  • the manipulators may be configured to support an associated surgical instrument mounted to the instrument holder relative to a manipulator base.
  • the manipulators may be further configured to insert the associated surgical instrument along an insertion axis into a patient through an associated remote center of manipulation (RC).
  • the manipulators may be configured to rotate the instrument holder around one or more axes that intersect the associated RC.
  • the axes may be transverse to the insertion axis.
  • a first and second manipulator axis may intersect the associated RC, and each may be transverse to the insertion axis.
  • the second manipulator axis may be transverse to the first manipulator axis.
  • the set-up structure linkage may include a mounting base, a column, a member, and an extendable boom.
  • the column may be slideably coupled with the mounting base. Additionally, the column may be selectively positioned relative to the mounting base along a first support axis that is vertically oriented.
  • the member may be a boom base member rotationally coupled to the column through a shoulder joint.
  • the member may be selectively oriented relative to the column around a second support axis that is vertically oriented.
  • the extendable boom may be slideably coupled with the member to selectively position the extendable boom relative to the member along a third support axis that is horizontally oriented.
  • the orienting platform may be rotationally coupled to the extendable boom member.
  • the first link is the instrument holder or is adjacent thereto.
  • the calculated movement may include a movement of a plurality of joints of the set-up structure linkage and the plurality of joints may be driven per the calculated movement so that the first manipulator is well-conditioned.
  • the manual movement may align the associated first RC of the first manipulator with a desired first RC of the surgical site.
  • the driven movement of the set-up structure linkage may move the associated RC of the second manipulator toward a second desired RC of the surgical site.
  • the method for preparing for robotic surgery may include a manipulator with an orienting platform movement input mounted adjacent to the first link.
  • the movement input may normally be in a first state and manually actuatable to a second state.
  • the orienting platform may not move in response to movement of the first link when the movement input is in the first state.
  • the method for preparing for robotic surgery may include mounting a cannula to the first manipulator after the manual movement.
  • the cannula may provide access to an internal surgical site for a surgical instrument supported by the first manipulator.
  • This exemplary embodiment may further include inhibiting movement of the orienting platform in response to the mounting of the cannula.
  • the exemplary method may use joint brakes to inhibit movement along joints of the set-up structure linkage in response to the movement input being in the first state or in response to the mounting of the cannula to the first manipulator.
  • the method includes manually moving a first manipulator so that a first link of the manipulator moves toward a desired alignment with a surgical site, sensing an input displacement of the first link from an initial position to a displace position relative to the platform, calculating a movement of a linkage in response to the input displacement, driving the linkage per the calculated movement so that the platform follows the first link, and treating tissue at the surgical site by driving the first and second manipulators.
  • the calculated movement may be such that the first link of the first manipulator returns toward the initial positional relationship relative to the platform.
  • the linkage may support the platform and the platform may support the first and second manipulator.
  • a system for robotic surgery includes a platform supporting the bases of manipulators, a support structure supporting the platform and a processor coupling the manipulators to the support structure.
  • a first and second robotic manipulator supported by the platform may have a manipulator linkage including a first link and a drive system coupled to the manipulator linkage so as to drive the first link during surgery.
  • the support structure may include support linkage including a base and a drive system coupled to the support linkage so as to drive the platform relative to the support structure base.
  • the processor may have a platform movement mode which calculates a set-up command in response to a manual movement of the first link of the first manipulator relative to the platform. The processor may then transmit a platform command to the support structure so as to move the platform and the manipulators.
  • the processor includes non-transitory machine readable code embodying instructions for determining an input displacement of the first link of the first manipulator from a first position to a second position relative to the platform.
  • the input displacement may be due to the manual movement of the first link.
  • the non-transitory machine readable code may also embody instructions for calculating the movement command so as to effect a desired movement of the support structure using the input displacement so that the orienting platform moves while manually moving the first link.
  • the system further includes a manually articulatable linkage disposed between the platform and the first manipulator.
  • the processor while in the platform movement mode, may allow manual articulation of the manually articulatable linkage and may inhibit articulation of the first manipulator.
  • the processor may drive the support structure so that the manipulator moves as a substantially rigid body and the platform follows the first link during the manual movement of the first link.
  • the processor may be configured to calculate the movement of the linkage using a velocity of the first link relative to the orienting platform so that the driving of the linkage of the set-up structure reduces the relative velocity.
  • the processor may be further configured to calculate the movement command so that the velocity of the first link relative to the orienting platform is reduced by a saturation velocity when the velocity of the first link relative to the orienting platform exceeds the saturation threshold.
  • the processor may be configured to calculate the movement command so that the movement of the set-up structure is resiliently urged away from a configuration when the velocity of the first link relative to the orienting platform moves the set-up structure toward an undesirable motion-limiting configuration of a set-up joint linkage between the manipulator and the orienting platform.
  • the platform movement mode may be entered in response to the set-up linkage structure approaching or reaching the undesirable configuration.
  • the system may include instrument holders coupled to each of the manipulators.
  • the manipulators may be configured to support an associated surgical instrument mounted to the instrument holder relative to a manipulator base.
  • the manipulators may be further configured to insert the associated surgical instrument along an insertion axis into a patient through an associated remote center of manipulation (RC).
  • the manipulators may be configured to rotate the instrument holder around one or more axes that intersect the associated RC.
  • the axes may be transverse to the insertion axis.
  • a first and second manipulator axis may intersect the associated RC, and each may be transverse to the insertion axis.
  • the second manipulator axis may be transverse to the first manipulator axis.
  • the set-up structure linkage may include a mounting base, a column, a member, and an extendable boom.
  • the column may be slideably coupled with the mounting base. Additionally, the column may be selectively positioned relative to the mounting base along a first support axis that is vertically oriented.
  • the member may be a boom base member rotationally coupled to the column through a shoulder joint.
  • the member may be selectively oriented relative to the column around a second support axis that is vertically oriented.
  • the extendable boom may be slideably coupled with the member to selectively position the extendable boom relative to the member along a third support axis that is horizontally oriented.
  • the orienting platform may be rotationally coupled to the extendable boom member.
  • the first link is the instrument holder or is adjacent thereto.
  • the calculated movement may include a movement of a plurality of joints of the set-up structure linkage and the plurality of joints may be driven per the calculated movement so that the first link of the first manipulator has the preferred positional relationship relative to the manipulator base.
  • the first manipulator of the system may include an orienting platform movement input mounted thereon or adjacent thereto.
  • the movement input may normally be in a first state and may be manually actuatable to a second state.
  • the processor is configured to inhibit movement of the orienting platform in response to movement of the first link.
  • the system may further include a cannula mounted to the first manipulator and the processor may be configured to inhibit movement of the orienting platform during the mounting of the cannula.
  • the support structure linkage may include a plurality of joints. The processor may be configured to inhibit movement along each joint of the set-up structure linkage with an associated joint break in response to movement input being in the first state or in response to the mounting of the cannula to the first manipulator.
  • a method for positioning a teleoperated manipulator or other medical device system component for surgery or other medical procedure may include sensing an input displacement of a first link of a first robotic manipulator from an initial positional relationship relative to an orienting platform to a displaced positional relationship relative to the orienting platform.
  • the input displacement may result from a manual articulation of a set-up joint linkage supporting the first manipulator.
  • the input displacement may include a first displacement in a first direction, a second displacement in a second direction, and a third displacement in a third direction.
  • the first, second, and third directions may be perpendicular to one another.
  • the method may further include calculating a movement of a set-up structure linkage in response to the input displacement so that the first link of the first manipulator returns toward the initial positional relationship in the first direction relative to orienting platform.
  • the calculated movement may disregard the displacement in the third direction.
  • the set-up structure linkage may support the orienting platform and the orienting platform may support the first manipulator via the set-up joint linkage and a second manipulator.
  • the method may further include driving the set-up structure linkage per the calculated movement in the first direction.
  • the set-up structure linkage may be driven only in the first direction and not in the second direction or the third direction, even when the displacements in the second and third directions are within a range of motion of the set-up structure.
  • the first direction may be a vertical z-direction.
  • driving may drive a translational column member to adjust a height of the orienting platform.
  • the translational column member may be programmed with an upper translational limit. The method may include stopping the driving of the translational column member when the translational column member reaches the upper translational limit.
  • the driving of the set-up structure occurs in a platform movement mode.
  • the platform movement mode may be entered in response to the set-up linkage structure reaching a range of motion limit threshold of the set-up linkage structure.
  • the platform movement mode may be entered in response to the set-up linkage structure remaining within the range of motion limit threshold for a predetermined duration of time.
  • the predetermined duration of time may be between 3-5 seconds.
  • an audio or visual alert may be provided when the set-up linkage structure reaches the range of motion limit threshold and before entering the platform movement mode.
  • the audio or visual alert may be configured to be indicative of a time that the set-up joint has resided within the range of motion threshold to provide information on when the system will enter the orienting platform moving mode.
  • the alert may be discrete beeps for each second that the set-up joint has resided within the range of motion threshold.
  • a system for teleoperated surgery may include a platform supporting the bases of the manipulators and first and second robotic manipulators supported by the platform.
  • Each manipulator may have a manipulator linkage including a first link and a drive system operatively coupled to the manipulator linkage so as to drive the first link during surgery.
  • the system may further include a support structure supporting the platform.
  • the support structure may include a support linkage including a base and a drive system operatively coupled to the support linkage so as to drive the platform relative to support structure base.
  • a processor may couple the manipulators to the support structure.
  • the processor may have a platform movement mode.
  • the processor When in the platform movement mode, the processor may be configured to calculate a set-up command in response to a manual movement of the first link of the first manipulator relative to the platform.
  • the processor may be further configured to transmit a platform movement command to the support structure so as to move the platform and the manipulators.
  • the manual movement of the first link comprises a first displacement in a first direction, a second displacement in a second direction, and a third displacement in a third direction—the first, second, and third directions being perpendicular to one another.
  • the calculated set-up command may disregard the displacement in the third direction.
  • the platform movement command may be configured to move the support structure only in the first direction, even when the displacements in the second and third directions are within a range of motion of the set-up structure.
  • the first direction may be a vertical z-direction.
  • the support structure may include a translational column member and the platform movement command may be configured to drive the translational column member to adjust a height of the orienting platform.
  • the translational column member may be programmed with an upper translational limit. The processor in the platform movement mode may be further configured to avoid driving the translational column member past the upper translational limit.
  • the processor may enter the platform movement mode in response to a set-up joint linkage between the manipulator and the platform reaching a range of motion limit threshold.
  • the processor may enter the platform movement mode in response to the set-up joint linkage remaining within the range of motion limit threshold for a predetermined duration of time.
  • the predetermined duration of time may be between 3-5 seconds.
  • the processor may be further configured to provide an audio or visual alert when the set-up joint linkage reaches the range of motion limit threshold and before entering the platform movement mode.
  • the audio or visual alert may be configured to be indicative of a time that the set-up joint has resided within the range of motion threshold to provide information on when the processor will enter the orienting platform moving mode.
  • the alert may be discrete beeps for each second that the set-up joint has resided within the range of motion threshold.
  • a method for preparing for teleoperated surgery may include sensing an input displacement of a first link of a first robotic manipulator from an initial positional relationship relative to an orienting platform to a vertically displaced positional relationship relative to the orienting platform.
  • the input displacement may be the result of a manual articulation of a set-up joint linkage supporting the first manipulator.
  • the input displace may include a vertical displacement in a vertical direction, a second displacement in a second direction, and a third displacement in a third direction—the vertical, second, and third directions may be perpendicular to one another.
  • the method may further include calculating a movement of a set-up structure linkage in response to the input displacement so that the first link of the first manipulator returns toward the initial positional relationship in the vertical direction relative to orienting platform.
  • the calculated movement may disregard the displacements in the second and third directions.
  • the method may further include driving the set-up structure linkage per the calculated movement only in the vertical direction.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a minimally invasive robotic surgery system being used to perform a surgery, in accordance with many embodiments.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a surgeon's control console for a robotic surgery system, in accordance with many embodiments.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a robotic surgery system electronics cart, in accordance with many embodiments.
  • FIG. 4 diagrammatically illustrates a robotic surgery system, in accordance with many embodiments.
  • FIG. 5A is a partial view of a patient side cart (surgical robot) of a robotic surgery system, in accordance with many embodiments.
  • FIG. 5B is a front view of a robotic surgery tool, in accordance with many embodiments.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective schematic representation of a robotic surgery system, in accordance with many embodiments.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective schematic representation of another robotic surgery system, in accordance with many embodiments.
  • FIG. 8 shows a robotic surgery system, in accordance with many embodiments, in conformance with the schematic representation of FIG. 7 .
  • FIG. 9 illustrates rotational orientation limits of set-up linkages relative to an orienting platform of the robotic surgery system of FIG. 8 .
  • FIG. 10 shows a center of gravity diagram associated with a rotational limit of the boom assembly for a robotic surgery system, in accordance with many embodiments.
  • FIG. 11 is a flow chart schematically illustrating a method for preparing a robotic surgical system for surgery by driving an orienting platform in response to movement of a link of one of a plurality of robotic manipulator arms supported by the orienting platform.
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective schematic representation of movement of an orienting platform supported by a cart-mounted set-up support structure so as to provide a desired alignment of a plurality of manipulator arms with associated surgical access sites.
  • FIGS. 12A and 12B are block diagrams illustrating controllers used as components of the orienting platform drive system, and particularly showing an exemplary software system arrangement of the processor.
  • FIGS. 12C and 12D are a schematic representation of an orienting platform showing an associated coordinate system and degrees of freedom; and a perspective representation of an orienting platform supported by a ceiling gantry set-up support structure so as to provide a desired alignment of a single manipulator arm with an associated surgical access site.
  • FIG. 13 schematically shows a simplified four joint planar passive/active robotic kinematic system in which active joints are driven in response to deflection of passive joints.
  • FIG. 14 schematically shows a simplified three link planar joint system for use in describing kinematic analysis of the desired joint control.
  • FIG. 15 graphically shows movement of a simplified planar kinematic system through its null space so as to demonstrate driven motion of a set-up structure supporting a manually articulatable joint system in response to manual articulation of one or more of those joints.
  • robotic surgical systems may have one or more kinematic linkage systems that are configured to support and help align the manipulator structure with the surgical work site.
  • These set-up systems may be actively driven or may be passive, so that they are manually articulated and then locked into the desired configuration while the manipulator is used therapeutically.
  • the passive set-up kinematic systems may have advantages in size, weight, complexity, and cost.
  • manipulators may be used to treat tissues of each patient, the manipulators may each independently benefit from accurate positioning so as to allow the instrument supported by that instrument to have the desired motion throughout the workspace, and minor changes in the relative locations of adjacent manipulators may have significant impact on the interactions between manipulators (with poorly positioned manipulators potentially colliding or having their range and/or ease of motion significantly reduced).
  • the challenges of quickly arranging the robotic system in preparation for surgery can be significant.
  • One option is to mount multiple manipulators to a single platform, with the manipulator-supporting platform sometimes being referred to as an orienting platform.
  • the orienting platform can be supported by an actively driven support linkage (sometimes referred to herein as a set-up structure, and typically having a set-up structure linkage, etc.)
  • the system may also provide and control motorized axes of the robotic set-up structure supporting the orienting platform with some kind of joystick or set of buttons that would allow the user to actively drive those axes as desired in an independent fashion. This approach, while useful in some situations, may suffer from some disadvantages.
  • any passive joints within the system means that the positioning of the device involves a combination of manual adjustment (moving the passive degrees of freedom by hand) as well as controlling the active degrees of freedom, which can be a difficult and time-consuming iterative activity.
  • embodiments of the robotic systems described herein may employ a set-up mode in which one or more joints are actively driven in response to manual articulation of one or more other joints of the kinematic chain.
  • the actively driven joints will move a platform-supporting linkage structure that supports multiple manipulators, greatly facilitating the arrangement of the overall system by moving those manipulators as a unit into an initial orientational and/or positional alignment with the workspace.
  • Independent positioning of one, some or all of the manipulators supported by the platform can optionally be provided through passive set-up joint systems supporting one, some, or all of the manipulators relative to the platform.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view illustration of a Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgical (MIRS) system 10 , typically used for performing a minimally invasive diagnostic or surgical procedure on a Patient 12 who is lying down on an Operating table 14 .
  • the system can include a Surgeon's Console 16 for use by a Surgeon 18 during the procedure.
  • One or more Assistants 20 may also participate in the procedure.
  • the MIRS system 10 can further include a Patient Side Cart 22 (surgical robot) and an Electronics Cart 24 .
  • the Patient Side Cart 22 can manipulate at least one removably coupled tool assembly 26 (hereinafter simply referred to as a “tool”) through a minimally invasive incision in the body of the Patient 12 while the Surgeon 18 views the surgical site through the Console 16 .
  • An image of the surgical site can be obtained by an endoscope 28 , such as a stereoscopic endoscope, which can be manipulated by the Patient Side Cart 22 to orient the endoscope 28 .
  • the Electronics Cart 24 can be used to process the images of the surgical site for subsequent display to the Surgeon 18 through the Surgeon's Console 16 .
  • the number of surgical tools 26 used at one time will generally depend on the diagnostic or surgical procedure and the space constraints within the operating room among other factors. If it is necessary to change one or more of the tools 26 being used during a procedure, an Assistant 20 may remove the tool 26 from the Patient Side Cart 22 , and replace it with another tool 26 from a tray 30 in the operating room.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the Surgeon's Console 16 .
  • the Surgeon's Console 16 includes a left eye display 32 and a right eye display 34 for presenting the Surgeon 18 with a coordinated stereo view of the surgical site that enables depth perception.
  • the Console 16 further includes one or more input control devices 36 , which in turn cause the Patient Side Cart 22 (shown in FIG. 1 ) to manipulate one or more tools.
  • the input control devices 36 can provide the same degrees of freedom as their associated tools 26 (shown in FIG. 1 ) to provide the Surgeon with telepresence, or the perception that the input control devices 36 are integral with the tools 26 so that the Surgeon has a strong sense of directly controlling the tools 26 .
  • position, force, and tactile feedback sensors may be employed to transmit position, force, and tactile sensations from the tools 26 back to the Surgeon's hands through the input control devices 36 .
  • the Surgeon's Console 16 is usually located in the same room as the patient so that the Surgeon may directly monitor the procedure, be physically present if necessary, and speak to an Assistant directly rather than over the telephone or other communication medium. However, the Surgeon can be located in a different room, a completely different building, or other remote location from the Patient allowing for remote surgical procedures.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the Electronics Cart 24 .
  • the Electronics Cart 24 can be coupled with the endoscope 28 and can include a processor to process captured images for subsequent display, such as to a Surgeon on the Surgeon's Console, or on another suitable display located locally and/or remotely.
  • the Electronics Cart 24 can process the captured images to present the Surgeon with coordinated stereo images of the surgical site.
  • Such coordination can include alignment between the opposing images and can include adjusting the stereo working distance of the stereoscopic endoscope.
  • image processing can include the use of previously determined camera calibration parameters to compensate for imaging errors of the image capture device, such as optical aberrations.
  • FIG. 4 diagrammatically illustrates a robotic surgery system 50 (such as MIRS system 10 of FIG. 1 ).
  • a Surgeon's Console 52 (such as Surgeon's Console 16 in FIG. 1 ) can be used by a Surgeon to control a Patient Side Cart (Surgical Robot) 54 (such as Patent Side Cart 22 in FIG. 1 ) during a minimally invasive procedure.
  • the Patient Side Cart 54 can use an imaging device, such as a stereoscopic endoscope, to capture images of the procedure site and output the captured images to an Electronics Cart 56 (such as the Electronics Cart 24 in FIG. 1 ).
  • the Electronics Cart 56 can process the captured images in a variety of ways prior to any subsequent display.
  • the Electronics Cart 56 can overlay the captured images with a virtual control interface prior to displaying the combined images to the Surgeon via the Surgeon's Console 52 .
  • the Patient Side Cart 54 can output the captured images for processing outside the Electronics Cart 56 .
  • the Patient Side Cart 54 can output the captured images to a processor 58 , which can be used to process the captured images.
  • the images can also be processed by a combination the Electronics Cart 56 and the processor 58 , which can be coupled together to process the captured images jointly, sequentially, and/or combinations thereof.
  • One or more separate displays 60 can also be coupled with the processor 58 and/or the Electronics Cart 56 for local and/or remote display of images, such as images of the procedure site, or other related images.
  • Processor 58 will typically include a combination of hardware and software, with the software comprising tangible media embodying computer readable code instructions for performing the method steps of the control functionally described herein.
  • the hardware typically includes one or more data processing boards, which may be co-located but will often have components distributed among the robotic structures described herein.
  • the software will often comprise a non-volatile media, and could also comprise a monolithic code but will more typically comprise a number of subroutines, optionally running in any of a wide variety of distributed data processing architectures.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B show a Patient Side Cart 22 and a surgical tool 62 , respectively.
  • the surgical tool 62 is an example of the surgical tools 26 .
  • the Patient Side Cart 22 shown provides for the manipulation of three surgical tools 26 and an imaging device 28 , such as a stereoscopic endoscope used for the capture of images of the site of the procedure. Manipulation is provided by robotic mechanisms having a number of robotic joints.
  • the imaging device 28 and the surgical tools 26 can be positioned and manipulated through incisions in the patient so that a kinematic remote center is maintained at the incision to minimize the size of the incision.
  • Images of the surgical site can include images of the distal ends of the surgical tools 26 when they are positioned within the field-of-view of the imaging device 28 .
  • Surgical tools 26 are inserted into the patient by inserting a tubular cannula 64 through a minimally invasive access aperture such as an incision, natural orifice, percutaneous penetration, or the like.
  • Cannula 64 is mounted to the robotic manipulator arm and the shaft of surgical tool 26 passes through the lumen of the cannula.
  • the manipulator arm may transmit signals indicating that the cannula has been mounted thereon.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective schematic representation of a robotic surgery system 70 , in accordance with many embodiments.
  • the surgery system 70 includes a mounting base 72 , a support linkage 74 , an orienting platform 76 , a plurality of outer set-up linkages 78 (two shown), a plurality of inner set-up linkages 80 (two shown), and a plurality of surgical instrument manipulators 82 .
  • Each of the manipulators 82 is operable to selectively articulate a surgical instrument mounted to the manipulator 82 and insertable into a patient along an insertion axis.
  • Each of the manipulators 82 is attached to and supported by one of the set-up linkages 78 , 80 .
  • Each of the outer set-up linkages 78 is rotationally coupled to and supported by the orienting platform 76 by a first set-up linkage joint 84 .
  • Each of the inner set-up linkages 80 is fixedly attached to and supported by the orienting platform 76 .
  • the orienting platform 76 is rotationally coupled to and supported by the support linkage 74 .
  • the support linkage 74 is fixedly attached to and supported by the mounting base 72 .
  • the mounting base 72 is a movable and floor supported, thereby enabling selective repositioning of the overall surgery system 70 , for example, within an operating room.
  • the mounting base 72 can include a steerable wheel assembly and/or any other suitable support features that provide for both selective repositioning as well as selectively preventing movement of the mounting base 72 from a selected position.
  • the mounting base 72 can also have other suitable configurations, for example, a ceiling mount, fixed floor/pedestal mount, a wall mount, or an interface configured for being supported by any other suitable mounting surface.
  • the support linkage 74 is operable to selectively position and/or orient the orienting platform 76 relative to the mounting base 72 .
  • the support linkage 74 includes a column base 86 , a translatable column member 88 , a shoulder joint 90 , a boom base member 92 , a boom first stage member 94 , a boom second stage member 96 , and a wrist joint 98 .
  • the column base 86 is fixedly attached to the mounting base 72 .
  • the translatable column member 88 is slideably coupled to the column base 86 for translation relative to column base 86 . In many embodiments, the translatable column member 88 translates relative to the column base 86 along a vertically oriented axis.
  • the boom base member 92 is rotationally coupled to the translatable column member 88 by the shoulder joint 90 .
  • the shoulder joint 90 is operable to selectively orient the boom base member 92 in a horizontal plane relative to the translatable column member 88 , which has a fixed angular orientation relative to the column base 86 and the mounting base 72 .
  • the boom first stage member 94 is selectively translatable relative to the boom base member 92 in a horizontal direction, which in many embodiments is aligned with both the boom base member 92 and the boom first stage member 94 .
  • the boom second stage member 96 is likewise selectively translatable relative to the boom first stage member 94 in a horizontal direction, which in many embodiments is aligned with the boom first stage member 94 and the boom second stage member 96 .
  • the support linkage 74 is operable to selectively set the distance between the shoulder joint 90 and the distal end of the boom second stage member 96 .
  • the wrist joint 98 rotationally couples the distal end of the boom second stage member 96 to the orienting platform 76 .
  • the wrist joint 98 is operable to selectively set the angular orientation of the orienting platform 76 relative to the mounting base 72 .
  • Each of the set-up linkages 78 , 80 is operable to selectively position and/or orient the associated manipulator 82 relative to the orienting platform 76 .
  • Each of the set-up linkages 78 , 80 includes a set-up linkage base link 100 , a set-up linkage extension link 102 , a set-up linkage parallelogram linkage portion 104 , a set-up linkage vertical link 106 , a second set-up linkage joint 108 , and a manipulator support link 110 .
  • each of the set-up linkage base links 100 of the outer set-up linkages 78 can be selectively oriented relative to the orienting platform 76 via the operation of the a first set-up linkage joint 84 .
  • each of the set-up linkage base links 100 of the inner set-up linkages 80 is fixedly attached to the orienting platform 76 .
  • Each of the inner set-up linkages 80 can also be rotationally attached to the orienting platform 76 similar to the outer set-up linkages via an additional first set-up linkage joints 84 .
  • Each of the set-up linkage extension links 102 is translatable relative to the associated set-up linkage base link 100 in a horizontal direction, which in many embodiments is aligned with the associated set-up linkage base link and the set-up linkage extension link 102 .
  • each of the set-up linkage parallelogram linkage portions 104 configured and operable to selectively translate the set-up linkage vertical link 106 in a vertical direction while keeping the set-up linkage vertical link 106 vertically oriented.
  • each of the set-up linkage parallelogram linkage portions 104 includes a first parallelogram joint 112 , a coupling link 114 , and a second parallelogram 116 .
  • the first parallelogram joint 112 rotationally couples the coupling link 114 to the set-up linkage extension link 102 .
  • the second parallelogram joint 116 rotationally couples the set-up linkage vertical link 106 to the coupling link 114 .
  • the first parallelogram joint 112 is rotationally tied to the second parallelogram joint 116 such that rotation of the coupling link 114 relative to the set-up linkage extension link 102 is matched by a counteracting rotation of the set-up linkage vertical link 106 relative to the coupling link 114 so as to maintain the set-up linkage vertical link 106 vertically oriented while the set-up linkage vertical link 106 is selectively translated vertically.
  • the second set-up linkage joint 108 is operable to selectively orient the manipulator support link 110 relative to the set-up linkage vertical link 106 , thereby selectively orienting the associated attached manipulator 82 relative to the set-up linkage vertical link 106 .
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective schematic representation of a robotic surgery system 120 , in accordance with many embodiments. Because the surgery system 120 includes components similar to components of the surgery system 70 of FIG. 6 , the same reference numbers are used for similar components and the corresponding description of the similar components set forth above is applicable to the surgery system 120 and is omitted here to avoid repetition.
  • the surgery system 120 includes the mounting base 72 , a support linkage 122 , an orienting platform 124 , a plurality of set-up linkages 126 (four shown), and a plurality of the surgical instrument manipulators 82 . Each of the manipulators 82 is operable to selectively articulate a surgical instrument mounted to the manipulator 82 and insertable into a patient along an insertion axis.
  • Each of the manipulators 82 is attached to and supported by one of the set-up linkages 126 .
  • Each of the set-up linkages 126 is rotationally coupled to and supported by the orienting platform 124 by the first set-up linkage joint 84 .
  • the orienting platform 124 is rotationally coupled to and supported by the support linkage 122 .
  • the support linkage 122 is fixedly attached to and supported by the mounting base 72 .
  • the support linkage 122 is operable to selectively position and/or orient the orienting platform 124 relative to the mounting base 72 .
  • the support linkage 122 includes the column base 86 , the translatable column member 88 , the shoulder joint 90 , the boom base member 92 , the boom first stage member 94 , and the wrist joint 98 .
  • the support linkage 122 is operable to selectively set the distance between the shoulder joint 90 and the distal end of the boom first stage member 94 .
  • the wrist joint 98 rotationally couples the distal end of the boom first stage member 94 to the orienting platform 124 .
  • the wrist joint 98 is operable to selectively set the angular orientation of the orienting platform 124 relative to the mounting base 72 .
  • Each of the set-up linkages 126 is operable to selectively position and/or orient the associated manipulator 82 relative to the orienting platform 124 .
  • Each of the set-up linkages 126 includes the set-up linkage base link 100 , the set-up linkage extension link 102 , the set-up linkage vertical link 106 , the second set-up linkage joint 108 , a tornado mechanism support link 128 , and a tornado mechanism 130 .
  • Each of the set-up linkage base links 100 of the set-up linkages 126 can be selectively oriented relative to the orienting platform 124 via the operation of the associated first set-up linkage joint 84 .
  • Each of the set-up linkage vertical links 106 is selectively translatable in a vertical direction relative to the associated set-up linkage extension link 102 .
  • the second set-up linkage joint 108 is operable to selectively orient the tornado mechanism support link 128 relative to the set-up linkage vertical link 106
  • Each of the tornado mechanisms 130 includes a tornado joint 132 , a coupling link 134 , and a manipulator support 136 .
  • the coupling link 134 fixedly couples the manipulator support 136 to the tornado joint 132 .
  • the tornado joint 130 is operable to rotate the manipulator support 136 relative to the tornado mechanism support link 128 around a tornado axis 136 .
  • the tornado mechanism 128 is configured to position and orient the manipulator support 134 such that the remote center of manipulation (RC) of the manipulator 82 is intersected by the tornado axis 136 . Accordingly, operation of the tornado joint 132 can be used to reorient the associated manipulator 82 relative to the patient without moving the associated remote center of manipulation (RC) relative to the patient.
  • FIG. 8 is a simplified representation of a robotic surgery system 140 , in accordance with many embodiments, in conformance with the schematic representation of the robotic surgery system 120 of FIG. 7 . Because the surgery system 140 conforms to the robotic surgery system 120 of FIG. 7 , the same reference numbers are used for analogous components and the corresponding description of the analogous components set forth above is applicable to the surgery system 140 and is omitted here to avoid repetition.
  • the support linkage 122 is configured to selectively position and orient the orienting platform 124 relative to the mounting base 72 via relative movement between links of the support linkage 122 along multiple set-up structure axes.
  • the translatable column member 88 is selectively repositionable relative to the column base 86 along a first set-up structure (SUS) axis 142 , which is vertically oriented in many embodiments.
  • the shoulder joint 90 is operable to selectively orient the boom base member 92 relative to the translatable column member 88 around a second SUS axis 144 , which is vertically oriented in many embodiments.
  • the boom first stage member 94 is selectively repositionable relative to the boom base member 92 along a third SUS axis 146 , which is horizontally oriented in many embodiments.
  • the wrist joint 98 is operable to selectively orient the orienting platform 124 relative to the boom first stage member 94 around a fourth SUS axis 148 , which is vertically oriented in many embodiments.
  • Each of the set-up linkages 126 is configured to selectively position and orient the associated manipulator 82 relative to the orienting platform 124 via relative movement between links of the set-up linkage 126 along multiple set-up joint (SUJ) axes.
  • Each of the first set-up linkage joint 84 is operable to selectively orient the associated set-up linkage base link 100 relative to the orienting platform 124 around a first SUJ axis 150 , which in many embodiments is vertically oriented.
  • Each of the set-up linkage extension links 102 can be selectively repositioned relative to the associated set-up linkage base link 10 along a second SUJ axis 152 , which is horizontally oriented in many embodiments.
  • Each of the set-up linkage vertical links 106 can be selectively repositioned relative to the associated set-up linkage extension link 102 along a third SUJ axis 154 , which is vertically oriented in many embodiments.
  • Each of the second set-up linkage joints 108 is operable to selectively orient the tornado mechanism support link 128 relative to the set-up linkage vertical link 106 around the third SUJ axis 154 .
  • Each of the tornado joints 132 is operable to rotate the associated manipulator 82 around the associated tornado axis 138 .
  • FIG. 9 illustrates rotational orientation limits of the set-up linkages 126 relative to the orienting platform 124 , in accordance with many embodiments.
  • Each of the set-up linkages 126 is shown in a clockwise limit orientation relative to the orienting platform 124 .
  • a corresponding counter-clockwise limit orientation is represented by a mirror image of FIG. 9 relative to a vertically-oriented mirror plane.
  • each of the two inner set-up linkages 126 can be oriented from 5 degrees from a vertical reference 156 in one direction to 75 degrees from the vertical reference 156 in the opposite direction.
  • each of the two outer set-up linkages can be oriented from 15 degrees to 95 degrees from the vertical reference 156 in a corresponding direction.
  • FIG. 10 shows a center of gravity diagram associated with a rotational limit of a support linkage for a robotic surgery system 160 , in accordance with many embodiments.
  • a shoulder joint of the support linkage 164 can be configured to limit rotation of the support structure 164 around a set-up structure (SUS) shoulder-joint axis 166 to prevent exceeding a predetermined stability limit of the mounting base.
  • SUS set-up structure
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 schematically illustrate a method for driving the orienting platform in response to movement of a link 170 of a manipulator 82 or a link of a set-up joint linkage during set-up of the robotic system for use.
  • the reference location for movement may not be located on link 170 , but may instead be offset relative to link 170 .
  • the reference location for movement may be disposed at a remote center location offset from a base (or other structure) of a manipulator linkage, particularly where that manipulator mechanically constrains motion of the manipulator to spherical motion at a fixed remote center location relative to that base.
  • the reference location may be spatially separated from the link itself, often at a fixed location in the frame of reference of the link.
  • the input link may be a link of a set-up joint linkage 78 , 80 configured to support a manipulator 82 relative to the orienting platform 76 .
  • an input link may be a link of a set-up joint linkage 78 , 80 .
  • the platform Prior to driving of the orienting platform, the platform will have an initial position and orientation relative to mounting base 72 (depending on the states of the joints of the support linkage 70 ), and the manipulators will each have an associated location and orientation relative to the orienting platform (depending on the states of the joints of the set-up linkages 78 , 80 ).
  • a link 170 of each of the manipulators 82 (and/or a reference location associated with that link) will have a position and orientation relative to the platform 76 which depends on the state of the joints of the manipulator and set-up linkages between the manipulator base (schematically illustrated here by the boxes M) and the platform 76 .
  • Link 170 will typically comprise a base of the manipulator, but may alternatively comprise a link kinematically near or adjacent the surgical instrument, such as the instrument holder or carriage.
  • the joint states of the manipulator can generally be described by a pose vector ⁇ .
  • the manipulator may already be at or near the desired manipulator pose prior to movement of link 170 , or that may be in an initial pose ⁇ 1 significantly different than the desired, well-conditioned pose ( ⁇ 1 ⁇ ⁇ D ). Appropriate positioning and configuring of the manipulators relative to each other may also help avoid manipulator collisions.
  • the pose of the manipulator may optionally be altered to a well-conditioned pose before moving the orienting platform, after moving the orienting platform, or while moving the orienting platform. Altering the pose from the initial pose to the well-conditioned pose may be done by manually articulating the joints of the manipulator.
  • the joints of the manipulator will often be maintained in a fixed configuration during movement of the orienting platform and/or manual articulation of the set-up linkages, optionally by driving the motors of each of the joints of the manipulator so as to counteract any manual articulation, by fixing the joint states of the manipulators with joint brakes, by a combination of both, or the like.
  • the manipulators will typically move as a substantially rigid body.
  • the link 170 manipulated by the user and/or to be used as a reference for movement may be any one or more link of (or even kinematically adjacent to) the manipulator or an associated set-up linkage.
  • an input 172 on or adjacent an associated link 170 may be activated. While Input 172 may optionally comprise a simple dedicated input button or the like, some embodiments may benefit from alternative user interface approaches. As an example, an exemplary input may avoid a dedicated button by instead entering the platform moving mode in response to a set-up joint operation. More specifically, the platform moving mode may be entered by first releasing the set-up joints supporting an associate manipulator so as to allow the remote center (or “port”) location of that manipulator to be manually repositioned, a manual movement mode which is sometimes referred to as port clutching.
  • Input 172 may alternatively be a simple normally off input.
  • the processor may not enter the orienting platform moving mode despite actuation of the input if a cannula is mounted to the manipulator (or to any other manipulator supported by the orienting platform). While input 172 of a given manipulator 82 is actuated, and/or in response to actuation of input 172 , the set-up linkages 78 , 80 disposed between that manipulator and the orienting platform will often be unlocked so as to allow manual articulation. This articulation of set-up linkages 78 , 80 can be sensed and used as an input for driving the joints of the set-up structure for moving the orienting platform 76 .
  • the system will often be balanced about the axes of the set-up linkages so that the user can easily re-orient and/or re-position the manipulator relative to the operating platform in platform, with the manipulator typically moving as a relatively rigid when link 172 is moved relative to the platform and the base 72 of the system.
  • the drive system of the manipulator may be energized and controlled by the processor so as to resist articulation of the joints of the manipulator displacement, or that joint brakes of the manipulator may inhibit articulation, but that some flexing of the manipulator linkages and/or minor excursions of the joints states may still result from the forces imposed on link 172 .
  • joints that are allowed to articulate between link 172 and the orienting platform are powered (such as in a software-center system) those joints may be energized to as to provide movement resistance forces that are sufficiently light so as to allow the link to be manually moved sufficiently for the joint state sensing system of the manipulator to readily identify the desired displacement vector for use as a desired movement input or command from the system user.
  • link 170 of that manipulator can be manually moved relative to the platform.
  • one or more (optionally all) of the set-up joints may be released so as to allow the input movement of link 170 to occur via manual articulation of the released set-up joint(s), optionally while articulation of the linkage of the manipulator is inhibited (such as by driving the manipulator to avoid movement, using a brake system of the manipulator, or the like).
  • the input may be sensed at least in part as an articulation of one or more joints of the set-up joint system.
  • Still further options may be employed, such as allowing the manual input via a selective combination of articulation of one or more joints of the manipulator and one or more joints of the set-up joint system.
  • the joint states of the set-up structure including the joints supporting the orienting platform), the set-up joint system, and the manipulator will typically be sensed 182 .
  • the orienting platform may be driven so that the input set-up linkages supporting the input manipulator (for which input 172 is actuated), while the user holds and moves the associated link 170 to a desired alignment with the workspace, are urged to remain in their initial configuration (as per when the system entered the orienting platform mode).
  • the position of the link 170 may continue to be controlled manually by the user during the movement of the orienting platform.
  • the orienting platform can be moved so that given a current pose ⁇ of the set-up linkages 78 , 80 and a current location of the input link 170 (both during movement of the orienting platform), the drive system of the orienting platform moves the orienting platform 185 so that the input set-up linkages 78 , 80 are articulated from the current pose toward their initial pose ( ⁇ -> ⁇ i).
  • the effect of this movement of the orienting platform is to largely maintain the initial spatial relationship between the input link 170 and the orienting platform, so that the orienting platform (and all the manipulators supported thereby) follows the input link as it is moved by the hand of the user.
  • the orienting platform movement mode can be terminated 184 by releasing input 172 , by mounting a cannula to the input manipulator, or the like. Note that the cannula may not be mounted to the manipulator until after the cannula extends into the patient body, so that it may be desirable for the processor system to inhibit entering of the orienting platform movement mode in response to actuation of input 172 of a manipulator to which the cannula is mounted.
  • the orienting platform range of motion may be limited to a subset (e.g., x and y, or z only, etc.) of the full range of motion (e.g., x, y, z, ⁇ ). Limiting the range of motion to a subset of the full range of motion may make system set-up more intuitive and quicker for users by reducing the DOFs involved. For example, in some situations, it may be advantageous if the orienting platform movement is limited to vertical positioning movements using the translational column member 82 . This may be particularly useful for raising of a teleoperated surgical system over a patient and lowering of the system into a desired position over the patient.
  • orienting platform moving mode may be entered 180 for example by manually moving a vertical set-up joint to or near its range of motion (ROM) limit.
  • ROM range of motion
  • a ROM limit threshold may be defined so that the platform moving mode is entered when the vertical set-up joint is moved near a ROM limit.
  • the moving mode may be entered by moving a vertical set-up joint to or near its ROM limit and/or by a dedicated input button. For example, user may actuate a port clutch input to release the set-up joints to allow free movement of the set-up joints. If the user desires to raise the system, the user may manually move a vertical set-up joint to or near an upper ROM limit to enter the orienting platform moving mode 180 .
  • manual movement of the vertical set-up joint to or near the upper ROM limit may be sensed 181 and set-up structure (e.g., a translational column member 82 ) movement may be calculated 183 based on sensed states of the set-up joints and set-up structures.
  • the set-up structure e.g., a translational column member 82
  • the set-up structure may then be driven (raised) 185 per the calculation.
  • the user may then need to lower the orienting platform of teleoperated system to a height where the manipulators can be positioned in their desired positions. To do so, the user may reverse the sequence of actions (e.g., manually move the vertical set-up joint to or near a lower ROM limit and lead the platform lower in height by lowering the translational column member 82 ).
  • the system may first wait a threshold duration of time before entering the orienting platform moving mode 180 .
  • the threshold duration of time may avoid inadvertent movement of the orienting platform by manual movement of manipulators or set-up joints by a user.
  • the threshold duration may be for example, 5 seconds or less. In some embodiments, a threshold duration may be 3 seconds. Further, it may be advantageous to provide an audio or visual indicator/alert to a user prior to entering the orienting platform moving mode.
  • an audio alert may trigger when a user manually moves the set-up joint to or near a ROM limit.
  • the audio or visual alert may be configured indicate a duration of time that the set-up joint has resided at or near the ROM limit to provide the user information on when the system will enter the orienting platform moving mode.
  • an audio indicator may provide a countdown or discrete beeps for each second.
  • one or more joints of the set-up structure may be programmed with upper limits to their respective range of motion.
  • the upper limits may be programmed into one or more of the set-up structure joints due to room constraints.
  • the motion of the orienting platform during the orienting platform moving mode may similarly be limited.
  • the system may limit the orienting platform from being raised further if the translational column member 82 reaches a preprogrammed upper limit. While some embodiments may prevent set-up structure motion beyond a programmed limit during orienting platform movement in the orienting platform moving mode, other embodiments may be provided where the movement of the orienting platform due to manual movement of a manipulator or set-up joint by a user may override a programmed limit to range of motion of a set-up structure.
  • Orienting platform 76 may support manipulators 80 , 82 in beneficial relative positions for many procedures. Hence, once a link 170 of a first manipulator 80 has been moved to a desired alignment with a surgical worksite, the instrument holders and the like of the other manipulators will often be at or near associated desired initial alignment for their associated surgical tools, and only limited additional re-positioning of the manipulators may be warranted. Minor adjustments to a particular manipulator alignment may be accommodated by releasing a brake system of the set-up joint arm supporting that manipulator relative to the orienting platform and moving that manipulator as desired relative to all the other manipulators.
  • the set-up linkages between each instrument manipulator and the orienting platform can be released and the released manipulator position can be adjusted independently if needed.
  • sensing of the manual movement of a first input link 170 effectively senses movement of the manipulator from an initial remote center RC to a desired remote center RCd. Movement of the orienting platform moves the remote centers RC of the other manipulators toward their associated desired remote centers RCd. Additional adjustment of those other remote center locations can then be performed by sequentially releasing each of the set-up linkages of the associated manipulator and moving the released manipulator so as to provide the desired alignment between the released manipulator RC and the desired remote center RCd.
  • an exemplary software structure and/or processor arrangement for calculating the movement commands of the orienting platform can be understood.
  • the overall movement is somewhat analogous to (and is sometimes referred to herein as) a “Lead-the-Horse-By-the-Nose” (LHBN) control mode.
  • LHBN control mode allows the user to move the operating platform 76 and drive the setup-structure by manually moving the remote center of a floating manipulator 82 .
  • the control objective is to move the operating platform 76 such that the manipulator 82 remote-center remains at a desired location in the operating platform 76 frame.
  • the controller can move the operating platform 76 and its frame through the same displacement to drive the error between the actual remote center and the desired remote center to zero.
  • the raw error between the actual remote center RC and desired remote center RCd locations form the input command 220 to the LHBN controller, as shown in FIG. 12A .
  • a small dead zone 222 (less than 10 cm, often about 3 cm or less) is applied to the error signal before scaling the error into a raw velocity command.
  • a low-pass filter (of between about 0.1 Hz and 10 Hz, typically approximately 1 Hz) generates a band-limited velocity command.
  • the command is then saturated 224 to create the velocity command in the operating platform frame.
  • LHBN mode is entered a half cosine shaped scaling is applied to the command over a short window to ramp up the command in a smooth manner.
  • the command is scaled by a half cosine shaped scaling in the reverse direction when the mode is exited to smooth the deceleration.
  • the velocity command after startup/shutdown scaling, is provided to the setup structure's inverse kinematics. Further trimming of the velocity command may occur in the inverse kinematics calculations when joints are at or near (within a few their limits.
  • the desired remote center location RCd also referred to herein as the anchor, is established when LHBN control mode is entered.
  • LHBN control mode When the LHBN control mode is initiated, the desired remote center RCd and actual remote center RC are co-located, thus starting the mode with zero error (so that the platform will not move unless and until the input link 170 moves relative to the orienting platform).
  • Manual movement of the link 170 while in the LHBN control mode causes the platform to be driven so that the actual remote center RC generally remains at the desired remote center RCd in the frame of the operating platform.
  • Several enhancements to the basic LHBN operation may optionally slide or alter the location of the anchor or desired remote center RCd relative to the actual remote center to tweak the behavior.
  • the anchor can, for example, be moved by commanding an anchor dragging velocity and integrating as indicated in FIG. 12A .
  • One anchor velocity input may be the difference between the saturated and unsaturated velocity command 226 .
  • the purpose of this feature may be to avoid large saturated velocity commands.
  • any additional input motion of the remote center drags the anchor (or moves the RCd relative to the orienting platform) to keep the command just at the saturation limit.
  • the error between the anchor and the remote center can be visualized as a ball, and dragging the anchor means dragging the ball's center around whenever the error vector reaches the ball's radius.
  • Motion away from range of motion limitations or hard stops of set-up linkages 78 , 80 is also achieved through anchor dragging, as can be understood with reference to the block diagram model shown in FIG. 12B .
  • Some automatic motion of the set-up structure 74 away from hardstops is desirable as the user may not otherwise be able to easily manually command the desired set-up structure motion.
  • a subroutine may compute a virtual force 230 acting on the platform 76 that mimics springs installed at the limits of motion of the set-up linkages 78 , 80 .
  • the force can be referred to as a port-dragging force.
  • a virtual force may be transmitted from each configured manipulator 82 to enable the setup structure controller to back away from setup joint range of motion limits.
  • the LHBN control mode software can scale the port-dragging virtual force from the input manipulator 82 and add this quantity to the anchor dragging velocity. The effect is to create a command 232 to drive the set-up structure 76 to move away from hardstops of set-up linkages 78 , 80 .
  • the gains, saturations, and/or deadzones used in the LHBN control mode are optionally tunable.
  • the platform range of motion may be limited to a subset of the full range of motion when the platform is moved in a platform movement mode.
  • the gains for some of the directions may be tuned to zero.
  • the gains for an x-direction movement and a y-direction movement may be set to zero so that only z-direction movement data is provided.
  • VFORCE_GAIN Scaling of virtual forces from setup joints into anchor dragging velocity VFORCE_MAXVEL, Saturation of anchor dragging velocity SHAPING_COEFF, Coefficients of the polynomial that shapes the saturated position command GAIN, Gain from position command (error signal post deadzone and saturation) and the LBHN velocity command MAX_XY, Maximum velocity command in the xy plane MAX_Z, Maximum velocity command in the z direction VELCMD, Final velocity command VSPRING_DZ_FRAC, Deadzone fraction of each setup joint range of motion VSPRING_GAIN, Gain from position to virtual joint force outside the deadzone of each joint RED_SUJ_JT_INV, Inverse transpose of the setup joint Jacobian.
  • VSPRINT_FORCE Final virtual force
  • the virtual spring force used to move the set-up structure linkage away from set-up joint linkage hard stops can be calculated as shown in FIG. 12B , and the deadzone fraction may determine how much of the range of motion produces no virtual force. Note that the deadzone fraction should be less than unity and that the active portion may be split evenly between the two hardstops on each joint. If the user moves the remote center such that a setup joint is against a hard-stop, anchor dragging can be used to integrate the virtual force and increase the velocity command to move away from the hard-stop. A smoothly increasing velocity command will be generated that moves the setup structure away from the from the setup joint range of motion limit. The velocity command will increase until saturation is reached at which point a steady-state velocity of the setup structure will be maintained.
  • an alternative drive system for the set-up structure and orienting platform 124 preferably allows movement along x, y, and z axes to drive a manipulator RC to a desired position relative to the orienting platform.
  • the user can cause the operating platform to follow by just computing the error vector between the desired manipulator RC position (in the orienting platform frame of reference) to the actual manipulator RC position and using this vector to generate desired x, y, z velocities.
  • methods for moving the x, y, z, and ⁇ axes of the orienting platform will generally seek to achieve a desired positioning of the orienting platform 124 and one or more manipulators 82 mounted thereon so as to provide a well-conditioned manipulator pose when starting a surgical procedure (with the various degrees of the freedom of the manipulator being desirably near their centers of range of motions while the tool is in a desired location of the surgical workspace, with the manipulator kinematics being well away from motion-inhibiting singularities, and the like).
  • ceiling mounted set-up structures 190 and other driven robotic linkages with one, two, three, four, or more degrees of freedom may be employed.
  • the input for motion may optionally be input by manually articulating a passive joint (such as one of the joints along the set-up joint structure described above) and/or one or more actively driven joints (such as a joint of the manipulator 80 , 82 ).
  • control techniques may apply well to a range of other robotic systems having redundant degrees of freedom and/or large numbers of joints, and are particularly interesting when considering such systems that have a mix of active and passive joints; systems with one set of joints that are driven during set-up and another different set (with or without some overlapping members) of joints that are driven during surgery; systems in which individual manipulator controllers exchange only limited state information; and the like.
  • the processor of the robotic system may include software implementing a mode in which the robotic structure is driven toward and/or maintains a desired relationship or pose between the orienting platform and the manipulator remote center during manual movement of a link of the manipulator.
  • This algorithm when active, takes as its inputs the actual and desired relationships between the orienting platform and the manipulator remote center and drives the actual pose to the desired one, optionally without disturbing the position and orientation of the manipulator remote center.
  • the active axes may optionally follow in such a way so as to achieve or maintain a specific robot pose.
  • the simplified 4-link manipulator shown in FIG. 13 helps to explain one embodiment of the control structures and methods described herein.
  • links 191 and 192 are active, meaning that q 1 and q 2 are controlled by a controller, while links 193 and 194 are passive, and can be moved by hand.
  • Point Q is a point on the robot of direct interest to the user, and is positioned manually to a user-specified target location relative to the robot base.
  • point Q may correspond to the remote center of the manipulator, and the user would typically position point Q so that the manipulator could, for example, be connected to the camera cannula, which may already be installed in the patient or which may be inserted in the patient after the robotic structure is moved into position.
  • FIG. 13 In the simplified example of FIG. 13 , two active and two passive degrees of freedom are shown, and the only quantities of interest were the relative positions in the plane of P and Q. Ceiling and/or cart mounted robotic surgical systems will often be more complex: there are seven active degrees of freedom (four on the gantry and three relevant axes on the ECM) in the embodiment of FIG. 12D , and three passive axes (schematically shown by the set-up joints 198 between the orienting platform 124 and the manipulator 82 ), for a total often degrees of freedom. Maintaining the manipulator remote center end point location and orientation is often a six DOF issue, which leaves us with four extra degrees of freedom (DOFs) with which to perform our internal optimizations in this embodiment.
  • DOFs degrees of freedom
  • a second strategy is to segment the problem into two parts:
  • a set-up structure optimization problem that seeks to minimize a cost function.
  • This cost function is configured to achieve a minimum when the orienting platform position and orientation reaches an optimal or desired location relative to the manipulator RC.
  • This second strategy benefits from the fact that the only information that needs to be shared between the ECM and Gantry manipulator is the location of the base and tip of each—it is not required to know the position of every joint. This lends this particular strategy a nice advantage in that it requires less communication bandwidth between manipulators.
  • reconfiguring a simplified planar set-up structure linkage to a desired pose may be modeled as moving the manipulator through its null space (per the description above of FIG. 13 , so that Q remains invarient while P is driven to a desired x and y location in space).
  • the Jacobian matrix and joint position vector q can be identified as:
  • the following is a decomposition of the joint velocities as a sum of end-effector motion and internal joint motions that result in no end-effector motion.

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